Antiques & collectables: scientific & musical instruments books

84 books were found.

Canon - A Celebration

Canon - A Celebration

Author: Brian Long
ISBN: 9781847970213
Format: Hardback
$90.00

Chronicles the birth of the Canon, the famous Japanese brand, from its early days in the 1930s as the Kwanon to...  Read More >>

Antique Medical Instruments

Antique Medical Instruments

Author: C. Keith Wilbur
ISBN: 9780764329937
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors'...  Read More >>

35mm Cameras

35mm Cameras

Author: Brian Long
ISBN: 9781861269485
Format: Hardback
$51.62

A guide to collecting 35mm cameras, this illustrated book looks at the various ways in which enjoyment can be gained...  Read More >>

Collecting Vintage Radios

Collecting Vintage Radios

Author: Tony Thompson
ISBN: 9781861269492
Format: Hardback
$131.87

Since the 1920s, the radio set has been an important part of most people's lives. In the thirties and forties, the...  Read More >>

A World of Antique Phonographs

A World of Antique Phonographs

Author: Timothy C Fabrizio ,  George F. Paul
ISBN: 9780764326967
Format: Hardback
$105.00

Enter the fascinating and beautiful world of antique phonographs. Brimming with visual delights, this volume boldly...  Read More >>

Nothing & The Other: Jacques Derrida Applied

Nothing & The Other: Jacques Derrida Applied

Author: Ramak, Tavakoli
ISBN: 9781425964146
Format: Paperback
$67.29

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British Violin Makers

British Violin Makers

Author: W. Morris ,  Benjamin Hebbert
ISBN: 9781589802209
Format: Paperback
$79.20

A reference to violin making, this work features a biographical dictionary of craftsmen, along with their signatures...  Read More >>

Early Keyboard Instruments: The Benton Fletcher Collection at Fenton Hall

Early Keyboard Instruments: The Benton Fletcher Collection...

Author: Mimi S. Waitzman ,  Terence Charleston
ISBN: 9781905400188
Format: Mixed media product
$118.80

The Benton Fletcher collection, housed at Fenton House in London, contains an outstanding selection of early keyboard...  Read More >>

Philco® Radio: 1928-1942

Philco® Radio: 1928-1942

Author: Ron Ramirez
ISBN: 9780764323300
Format: Paperback
$79.07

"A superb reference book on Philco, the leading radio manufacturer during radio's ""Golden Age."" Specifications...  Read More >>

The Novelty Radio Handbook and Price Guide

The Novelty Radio Handbook and Price Guide

Author: Debby Weaver
ISBN: 9780764323607
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Over 600 color photos display novelty transistor radios, including models shaped as airplanes, beer bottles, bugs,...  Read More >>

Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive

Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from...

Author: Tim Ingles ,  John Dilworth
ISBN: 9780976443100
Format: Leather / fine binding
$711.56

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Cameras in Disguise

Cameras in Disguise

Author: John Wade
ISBN: 9780747806370
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Throughout the history of photography an amazing number of cameras have been designed and manufactured to look like...  Read More >>

Old-time Telephones! Design, History, and Restoration

Old-time Telephones! Design, History, and Restoration...

Author: Ralph O. Meyer
ISBN: 9780764322822
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Over 120 black and white photos and 175 patent drawing, charts, diagrams, and shematics trace the development of...  Read More >>

Antique Woodwind Instruments: An Identification and Price Guide

Antique Woodwind Instruments: An Identification and...

Author: Peter H. Adams
ISBN: 9780764322242
Format: Paperback
$62.99

This far-reaching and absorbing book is designed to help identify and value woodwind instruments made in Europe...  Read More >>

The Talking Machine: An Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929

The Talking Machine: An Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929...

Author: Timothy C. Fabrizio
ISBN: 9780764322402
Format: Hardback
$145.00

"An incredible variety of antique record players is documented, including those with external-horns as well as internal-horn...  Read More >>

Study, Measure, Experiment: Dartmouth's Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments

Study, Measure, Experiment: Dartmouth's Allen King Collection...

Author: David Pantalony ,  Richard L. Kremer
ISBN: 9780964900097
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Dartmouth Colleges collection of old scientific instruments ranges from precision machines - the most advanced...  Read More >>

McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras

McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras...

Author: James McKeown
ISBN: 9780931838415
Format: Paperback
$330.00

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Phonographica: The Early History of Recorded Sound Observed

Phonographica: The Early History of Recorded Sound Observed...

Author: Timothy C. Fabrizio
ISBN: 9780764319853
Format: Hardback
$105.00

"The early history of recorded sound, Mr. Edison's most marvelous achievement, brimmed with graphic imagery – elegant,...  Read More >>

Antique Phonograph Accessories & Contraptions

Antique Phonograph Accessories & Contraptions

Author: Timothy C. Fabrizio
ISBN: 9780764317637
Format: Hardback
$105.00

"The antique phonograph is the center of a beautiful, brilliant, and sometimes bizarre universe of accessories....  Read More >>

Sundials at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Sundials, Nocturnals and Horary Quadrants in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Sundials at Greenwich: A Catalogue of the Sundials,...

Author: Hester Higton
ISBN: 9780198508779
Format: Hardback
$858.00

This large-format book is a catalogue of the sundials and other instruments which tell the time from the movement...  Read More >>

Collectible Microcomputers

Collectible Microcomputers

Author: Michael Nadeau
ISBN: 9780764316005
Format: Paperback
$62.99

An invaluable guide for identifying and pricing more than 700 microcomputers made worldwide between 1971 and 1993....  Read More >>

Pocket Guide to Coin-op Vending Machines

Pocket Guide to Coin-op Vending Machines

Author: John Carini
ISBN: 9780764316586
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Features photos, descriptions, and prices for over 300 coin-op vending machines dating from the late 1890s to the...  Read More >>

Watches 1850-1980

Watches 1850-1980

Author: Max Cutmore
ISBN: 9780715314616
Format: Paperback
$33.61

This title traces the history of the machine-made watch from 1850 onwards, when prices dropped and the watches became...  Read More >>

Pocket Watch Handbook

Pocket Watch Handbook

Author: Mrs T O Bacon
ISBN: 9780715314623
Format: Paperback
$33.61

Old pocket watches can be fascinating and collectable. This title traces the history and development of the watch,...  Read More >>

Cameras for Collectors

Cameras for Collectors

Author: Scott Faragher
ISBN: 9780764315213
Format: Paperback
$62.99

Since the earliest days of cameras and photography, the idea that an event or a person could somehow be frozen in...  Read More >>

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